Smer to oust Ján Figeľ as Parliamentary Vice-chairman for Váhostav

Smer to oust Ján Figeľ as Parliamentary Vice-chairman for Váhostav

Governing Smer-SD party filed a proposal to dismiss parliamentary vice-chair Ján Figeľ (Christian Democratic Movement) from his post during the current parliamentary session. The session started on Wednesday and is still in progress on Thursday. On Tuesday (14 April), Fico called upon Figeľ to step down and assume political responsibility for the situation currently faced by Váhostav-SK creditors. "Someone has to bear political responsibility. If we take specific invoices of the self-employed and small joint stock companies into account, the majority of the commissions were concluded in three large deals signed by Figeľ in 2011 and 2012. The bulk of current problems were caused by Figeľ, who exerted political pressure on companies to make unrealistic bids," reasoned PM Fico. Ján Figeľ, who was Transport Minister at the time, rejected the appeal of PM Fico claiming that Fico's accusations are "ridiculous, false and untrue. I didn't force anyone but respected the law. It was the era of fair and transparent tenders, with the tenders' results in line with the European state of affairs," Figeľ stated. He stressed that PM Fico - together with Váhostav-SK owner and alleged Smer-SD sponsor Juraj Široký - can dismiss him, but they won't be able to shut him up.

Opposition MPs, members of the OLaNO and Most-Hid parties announced late on Wednesday that they, too, will give up posts of committee chairs and vice-chairs should the governing Smer-SD remove Christian Democrats chairman Jan Figeľ from the post of parliamentary vice-chairman. "If you do accomplish this political crime and execute the person who truly wanted to save money in highway construction, our party will remove our people from all positions that you've given us so generously. Go ahead and govern on your own then," said OLaNO leader Igor Matovič, and called Smer's plan an act of revenge. The parliamentary session in which Smer proposed the dismissal of Ján Figeľ is still in progress on Thursday afternoon.

Katarína Richterová, Photo: TASR

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